General Article Night owls more likely to be depressed because they have to work against their natural body clock

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When you’re more of a night owl than an early lark, you have a couple of options.

Either you find a job that has flexible enough hours to work around your ideal schedule, or you push through, do the traditional 9 to 5, and wander around in a near-constant state of bleary-eyed exhaustion.

Our society is set up to match the natural sleep and wakefulness flows of early risers, who are at their most awake and productive during the daytime.

So when you’re naturally disposed to stay up late and str...

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